Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 4, 2016
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There is a story about a student at Cambridge University in England who entered the classroom on exam day and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. The proctor refused, expressing astonishment at the young student’s audacity. At this point the student read from the four-hundred-year-old
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The law of prayer is the law of harvest: sow sparingly in prayer, reap sparingly; sow bountifully in prayer, reap bountifully. The trouble is that we are
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
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THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL
John Wesley: "There is no [conflict] at all between the law and the gospel; that there is no need for the law to pass away, in order to the establishing of the gospel. Indeed neither of them supersedes the other, but they agree perfectly well together. Yea, the very same
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010
In 1982 there was a letter to the editor which read, “Dear Editor, I would like to tell your readers how mad I was when I was forced to go out and pay $45 for an infant seat, and to top it off we couldn’t fit everybody in my pickup truck with that big bulky thing. On April 2, my wife was forced to
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 12, 2007
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The Purpose of the Law
Evangelist Fred Brown used three images to describe the purpose of the law. First he likened it to a dentist’s little mirror, which he sticks into the patient’s mouth. With the mirror he can detect any cavities. But he doesn’t drill with it or use it to pull teeth. It can
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 4, 2008
RELIGION & LAW
James Wilson spoke more times than any other Founding Father on the floor of the Convention (168 times). Later he was appointed as a Justice on the original Supreme Court by George Washington. He said, "Far from being
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2008
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LAW IS LOVE
We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 26, 2008
C. S. Lewis ended an essay saying this:
"These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They
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Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Jul 6, 2009
LIGHTHOUSE LAWS
In U.S. Navel Institute Proceedings, the magazine of the Naval Institute, Frank Koch illustrates the importance of obeying the Laws of the Lighthouse. Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on
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Baptist
Contributed by Sean Harder on May 10, 2011
THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW
I knew a woman who stopped for a few drinks every night after work to let traffic die down, then drove home, about a 45 minute drive in lower mainland traffic. She would say, "I'm fine, I've never had an accident and there are never any roadblocks on my route home. It's not
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 17, 2018
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Gun Laws
Laws - "are sent by Him to punish those who do wrong and commend those who do right." 2 Peter 2:14 - Keeping this truth in the context of guns. Nothing wrong with making sure there are laws which make it hard for wicked or mentally ill people from getting guns. Those (mentally ill or
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
Lewis ended the essay I quoted saying this:
“These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2009
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Laws of Stewardship, Sowing and Reaping
A few of the Laws of Stewardship and of Sowing and Reaping:
THE LAW OF RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP – Nothing truly belongs to us; everything actually belongs to God.
THE LAW OF PURPOSEFUL POSSESSION – Wise stewards are guided by lordship, not “hoardship.”
THE LAW
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LAW
1. The law could not give the Holy Spirit (Gal 3:1-5).
2. The law could not give righteousness (Gal 3:6-9).
3. The law could not justify; it could only condemn (Gal 3:10-12).
4. The law could not change the fact that righteousness always comes by faith in God's
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"The virtuous need but few laws; for it is not the law which determines their actions, but their
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